Soundtracks

The Best of Everything (Sept. '59; re-release on CD: Nov. '01, Golden Age Classics, Vol. 4, No. 11)

Description:

Soundtrack for movie of same name. Music composed and conducted by Alfred Newman (nominated for an Oscar for the title song along with lyricist Sammy Cahn). Orchestrations by Earle Hagen and Herbert Spencer.

CD Tracks (titles highlighted in pink indicate you can click to listen):

Main Title  (sung by Johnny Mathis) 4:58

Farewell to Eddie 0:53

Goodnight 1:08

The Auditions 0:46

The Apartment 2:00

Who Wanted It 0:50

Amanda 1:19

London Calling 3:20

The Radio 3:37

Barbara and Sidney 1:05

We Meet David 2:24

Gregg (New York) 2:03

The Pied Piper 2:02

The Rape (source) 1:33

Then Let Go—Now 1:01

The Real Kiss 3:57

I'm Busy Tonight 1:43

End of Play 0:38

The Corsage 1:06

Gregg's Dementia 2:27

The Pillow Case 1:10

I Won't Be Your Mistress/Death for Gregg 5:06

End Title 2:38

Total Time: 48:21

Bonus Material

The Best of Everything (demo) 3:08

Again (Lionel Newman) 3:12

Something's Gotta Give (Johnny Mercer) 1:23

Kiss Them for Me (Lionel Newman/Carroll Coates) 1:15

April (piano) 0:59

The Cafeteria (incomplete stereo) 3:14

Who Wanted It (mono) 0:50

London Calling (mono) 3:20

Barbara and Sidney (mono) 1:05

Gregg's Dementia (mono) 2:27

Street Scene (temp music) 1:42

Total Time: 22:54

Total Disc Time: 71:14

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The Caretakers (1963, Ava Records)
Description:
Original Motion Picture Score for The Caretakers. Music composed and conducted by Elmer Bernstein.

Tracks:

1. Black Straight-Jacket
2. Blues for a 4-String Guitar
3. Take Care
4. Birdito
5. Party in the Wind
6. The Caretakers (Main Title)
7. The Cage
8. Electrotherapy
9. Day Hospital
10. Seclusion
11. Finale

Hollywood Canteen (CD: Great Movie Themes, 1997)

Description: Of the 20 songs, the first 13 listed below are from Joan's 1944 film Hollywood Canteen. The other 7 are from various other musicals, including 2 from Joan's '33 film Dancing Lady: "My Dancing Lady" and "Rhythm of the Day."

Canteen's music was nominated for 3 Oscars: Best Music/Original Song for "Sweet Dreams, Sweetheart"; Best Music/Scoring: Ray Heindorf; Best Sound/Recording: Nathan Levinson.

Tracks:

1. Hollywood Canteen

2. One O'Clock Jump

3. What Are You Doin' the Rest of Your Life

4. The General Jumped at Dawn

5. We're Havin' a Baby

6. Tumblin' Tumbleweeds

7. Don't Fence Me In

8. Gettin' Corns for My Country

9. You Can Always Tell a Yank

10. Sweet Dreams, Sweetheart

11. Ballet in Jive

12. The Bee

13. Voodoo Moon

14. Gypsy Dance

15. My Dancing Lady

16. Rhythm of the Day

17. Lulu's Back in Town

18. Too Marvelous for Words

19. You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby

20. With Plenty of Money and You

See the amazon.com page for ordering info and to hear clips of the first 5 songs.

Humoresque  (LP: 1946, Capitol. CD: 1/13/98, Nonesuch)

LP Description: Isaac Stern on violin, from the 1946 movie.

CD Description:  Violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg interprets music from the film and other related songs, accompanied by the London Symphony Orchestra. Her liner notes explain her initial fascination with the film.

CD Tracks:

1. Humoresque No. 7 for piano in G flat major, B. 187/7 (Op. 101/7)
2. Humoresque, film score: City Montage
3. You do something to me
4. Carmen Fantasy for violin & orchestra
5. Embraceable You, song (from Girl Crazy, musical)
6. Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001 Presto
7. The Tale of Tsar Saltan (Skazka o Tsare Saltane), opera in 4 acts with a prologue Flight of the Bumblebee, arr by Franz Waxman
8. Symphonie espagnole, for violin and orchestra in D minor, Op. 21 First Movement
9. What is this thing called love (from the movie Night and Day)
10. Tristan und Isolde Fantasie, for piano, violin & orchestra
11. Humoresque No. 7 for piano in G flat major, B. 187/7 (Op. 101/7)

Musicweb.uk review. (CD)

CD Universe (includes links to hear tracks, and ordering info).

 Johnny Guitar (1954 Citadel LP; 10/17/2000 re-issue on CD, Soundtrack Factory)

 Description:
Original motion picture soundtrack by Victor Young, with lyrics by Peggy Lee on songs 2 and 19.

Tracks:

(1) Main Title; (2) Johnny Guitar; (3 - 18) Orchestral Suite; (19) Johnny Guitar/Ending.

Running time: 52:51

Amazon.com ordering.

Johnny Guitar (1959, RCA-Spain)
Description:
Spanish-issue EP, containing one selection from the film by composer Victor Young. The music is performed by Frank Pourcel and his orchestra, and there are three additional selections not from the film.

Johnny Guitar (single, year unknown, United Artists-Japan)

Rain (1980s, Caliban)
Description:
LP containing the entire Rain film (dialogue, music, etc.), featuring the songs "Rain Theme," "St. Louis Blues," "The Ship Sail In...Sail Out," and "Wabash Blues."

Torch Song EP (MGM, 1953)

Description: Songs from "Torch Song" conducted by Walter Gross, with vocals by India Adams.

Tracks from the movie:

Tenderly

Blue Moon

You're All the World to Me

Follow Me

You Won't Forget Me

Additional tracks: When a Fool Falls in Love, Once In a While, I Don't Know Why.

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? single (MGM, 1962)

Description: Side 1: "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" sung by Bette Davis and Debbie Burton. Side 2: "I've Written a Letter to Daddy" sung by Debbie Burton.

Joan Only

The Devil's Sister (Photon)
Description:
From the dust jacket: "In Stereo. Starring Miss Joan Crawford in her class performance -- The Devil's Sister -- A story of emotional cruelty and greed in a love-starved town that time forgot. Plus rare air checks unobtainable before." Includes the songs listed below. (Click here to read the essay by Jacque LeStrop on the back of the LP.)

Tracks:

Gotta Feelin' For You

It's All So New to Me

I'm in Love with the Honorable Mister So and So

Dixieland Jaxx (comedy skit)

The Lamp on the Corner

Hi Ho!

Let's Go Bavarian!

Worldwidewax.com ordering info.

Joan Crawford - Live at Town Hall (1978 DPA Records; CD re-issue early 2000s Deja Vu #1016)
Description:
A recording of Joan's live appearance at Town Hall on Sunday, April 8, 1973. This is part of the John Springer Series and is hosted by Springer. To read a transcript of the interview, click here.
Original Price: Unknown, but Sides C and D, the actual interview portion, have been seen on CD on eBay lately for around $10 from Deja Vu Records, including a bonus mix by Sando called "Learn to Feel," which consists of lines from the interview over the backbeat.

The Littlest Stork (1953, RCA Victor)
Description:
Reading of the Charles Tazewell story by Joan. Music conducted by Andre Previn. 78 RPM.

Silver Screen Star Series: Joan Crawford (1975, Silver Screen)
Description:
A collection of songs by Joan Crawford (and India Adams) from several of her films.

Side 1 (running time: 28:50)
Hollywood Revue (1929):
Gotta Feelin' for You - introduced by Conrad Nagel
Untamed (1929):
Chant of the Jungle
That Wonderful Something is Love - with Robert Montgomery
Chant of the Jungle
Montana Moon (1930):
Montana Call - with chorus
How Long Will it Last? - Unissued 1931 recording with Gus Arnheim's Orchestra
Dancing Lady (1933):
Everything I Have is Your's - with Art Jarrett
Heigh-Ho The Gang's All Here/Let's Go Bavarian - with Fred Astaire and chorus
The Bride Wore Red (1937):
Who Wants Love?
Mannequin (1937):
Always and Always
Verdi: "Recordatus" - Rare private recording, possibly with Rosa Ponselle, circa 1938

Side 2 (running time: 29:10)
I See Your Face Before Me - Rare private recording, circa 1938
Ice Follies of 1939 (1939):
It's All So New to Me (commercial recording)
I'm in Love with the Honorable Mr. So and So - 1939 commercial recording
When Ladies Meet (1941):
I Love Thee - with Greer Garson
Above Suspicion (1943):
A Bird in a Gilded Cage - with Fred MacMurray
Flamingo Road (1949):
If I Could Be with You (One Hour Tonight) - with dialogue by Zachary Scott
Torch Song (1953):
You Won't Forget Me - India Adams
Two-Faced Woman - India Adams
Tenderly - India Adams and Joan Crawford, with dialogue by Marjorie Rambeau
George Fischer Show (12/24/49) - Christmas Eve at home with Joan and her children

Collections

Academy Award Winners on the Air (1980, Sandy Hook/Radiola Recording)
The Classic Movie Musicals of Nacio Herb Brown (1980)

Cocktail Hour: The Vamps (2000, Columbia River) Joan song: "How Long Will It Last?"

Hollywood: The Collectables [sic]  (1989, Deja Vu)  CD. 25 tracks from various Hollywood stars. Joan sings "I Never Knew Heaven Could Speak."

Hollywood Party (1974)
Hollywood Sings: Stars of the Silver Screen (1982, 1989: ASV/Living Era) The 1982 CD has Joan's "How Long Will It Last?"
Hooray for Hollywood (1970)

The Radio Years: Early Film Recordings from Hollywood 1928 - 1936 (1996, Enterprise) Joan song: "Chant of the Jungle."

The Radio Years: "Trust In Me": The Old America on the Air (1997, Enterprise) Joan songs: "I'm in Love with the Honorable Mr. So-and-So" and "It's All So New to Me."
Sensational Sirens of the Silver Screen (1991)
Why Ever Did They? (1990)